Zack Snyder’s 300 – WTF REALLY Happened to this Movie?

By Chris Bumbray

Posted 5 years ago

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

WTF REALLY Happened To This Movie? – The JoBlo series that dives into movies based on TRUE stories, REAL people and ACTUAL historical events to separate FACT from FICTION!

This episode charges into director Zack Snyder’s stylized historical epic 300, based on Frank Miller’s graphic novel about ancient Sparta and the legendary story of a small army facing countless invaders at the Battle of Thermopylae. Was this tale of King Leonidas and his fellow fighters filled with fact, or was it epic exaggeration? We take a look at “WTF REALLY Happened to 300?”

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Tags: 300, Action, David Wenham, Dominic West, Gerard Butler, Kurt Johnstad, Lena Headey, Michael Gordon, Rodrigo Santoro, Vincent Regan, wtf really happened to this movie, Zack Snyder

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